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Genus represents...

Genus represents

A

An individual plant or animal

B

A collection of plants or animals

C

Group of closely related species of plants or animals

D

None of these

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The correct Answer is:
C
Genus is a group or assemblage of related species which resemble one another in certain correlated characters which are used in delimitation of a taxon above the rank of species.
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